Master of Arts in Education in Special Education

100% Online Program

Teacher Leader Core (12 hours):

• ETL 800 Leadership Skills for Teachers
• ETL 801 Leading Achievement Change
• ETL 803 Curriculum for Teacher Leaders
• ETL 805 Research Methods for Educ Profes

Exit Requirement (3 hours):

• ETL 806 - Teacher Leader Capstone (1 hour)
• EDF 804 Teaching and Leading with Technology (2 hours)
• GRD 877m (no credit)

Concentration areas for teachers already certified in special education:

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (IECE) teaching or non-teaching (15 hours)

• SED 802 Advanced Early Childhood Intervention Programming
• SED 811 IECE Assessment
• SED 825 Langauge Disorders of Students with Disabilities
• SED 827 Early Childhood Special Education Partnerships
• SED 837 Applied Behavior Analysis

Total Program Requirements: 30 hours

More information can be found in the EKU Graduate Catalog

Master of Arts in Education in Special Education for teachers wishing to ADD a special education certification

Core Classes (9 hours):

• ETL 800 Leadership Skills for Teachers
• ETL 805 Research Methods for Educ Professionals
• ETL 806 - Teacher Leader Capstone (1 hour)
• EDF 804 Teaching and Leading with Technology (2 hours)
• GRD 877M (no credit)

Concentration areas for adding additional certifications:

Learning and Behavior Disorders (LBD) - 24 hours

• SED 812 Intro to Special Education Assessment
• SED 817 Behavior Disorders
• SED 825 Language Disorders of Students with Disabilities
• SED 826 Best Practices in Special Education
• SED 837 Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers
• SED 845 Special Ed Transition/Collaboration
• SED 856 Special Education Methods and Materials
• SED 897 Practicum in Special Education

Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) - 30 hours

• SED 738 Language of the Deaf and HH
• SED 780 Audiology for Teachers of DHH
• SED 781 Speech for the DHH
• SED 808 Special Education in Early Childhood Survey
• SED 825 Language Disorders of Students with Disabilities
• SED 830 Education of the DHH
• SED 850 Assessment, Programs, and Methods for Deaf/Hard of Hearing
• SED 897 Practicum in Special Education
• ASL 101 American Sign Language 1
• ASL 102 American Sign Language 2

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (IECE) - 21 hours

• SED 802 Advanced Early Childhood Intervention Programming
• SED 808 Special Education in Early Childhood Survey
• SED 811 IECE Assessment and Intervention
• SED 825 Language Disorders of Students with Disabilities
• SED 827 Early Childhood Special Ed. Partnerships
• SED 837 Applied Behavior Analysis for Teachers
• SED 897 Practicum in Special Education

Moderate and Severe Disabilities (MSD) 24 hours

• SED 819 Practices and Programming in Moderate and Severe Disabilities
• SED 821 Technology/Strategies for MSD
• SED 823 Teaching Students with MSD
• SED 825 Language Disorders of Students with Disabilities
• SED 837  Applied Behavior Analysis
• SED 845 Special Education Programs for Transition & Management
• SED 808 Special Ed Early Childhood Survey or OTS 715 Childhood Sensorimotor Development
• SED 897 Practicum in Special Education